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Wayana People sing about mercury pollution in the Maroni river
While Gold reaches the highest rate on sale market, Wayana young people use internet and sing to attract world wide attention on their health situation along the Maroni river, at the border between France and Suriname, being poisoned by mercury that is used to amalgamate gold. At home, it's dangerous - Because of mercury - Fishes are contaminated - We live along the Maroni river - We want to live as before - We don't want to live anymore in that garbage - We are not used to live like that - We always lived in the Nature without polluting it - We want to live as before - I am a Wayana... Listen them on YouTube and see the river.
Organized symposium on mining issues during ATBC2008 - Read more news about the gold rush topic in the Guiana Shield: Gold rush - Ambio.